Administrative Assistant

Location: Bedford

Salary: £19,000 per annum pro rated for part time working

Hours: Up to 30 hours per week over a flexible working pattern, job share a possibility for the right candidate

Are you an enthusiastic Administrative Assistant eager for your next role? Could you fulfil a vital support function within a busy office?

You will be working as part of the small team at David Hill Wealth Management, a highly respected Appointed Representative of St. James’s Place Wealth Management Plc. The company provides bespoke financial advice and services to executives, managers, families and entrepreneurs.

The Rewards:

* Good working environment

* The chance to extend your skills and experience

* Be able to feel part of something and be part of a small team that works hard to make a success of this Practice.

The company fosters a professional and innovative environment where employees collaborate and share their knowledge to deliver an unrivalled level of service to their clients.

St. James’s Place Wealth Management plc (SJP) is a leading, and highly regarded, FTSE 100 UK Wealth Management company which distributes a range of Investment and Retirement products and financial solutions to a High Net Worth client base. SJP has funds under management in excess of £109bn.

The Role – Administrative Assistant

We are looking for a reliable office administrator to provide operational support to the Partner and Office Manager of the practice.

* The ideal candidate will be a hard-working, able to undertake a variety of office support tasks and work diligently under pressure

* This person will be comfortable working with a high degree of attention to detail and discretion as well as incorporating new and effective ways to achieve better results

* You will be a key member of the team dealing with a wide range of tasks supporting your colleagues and clients

* Full training will be given and there is scope within this role to progress and develop your knowledge

* You will be primarily involved with multiple admin activities, you will also manage and collate company data and act as a primary responder for the phone system.

Specifically your role with involve:

* Perform general office duties, responsible for ordering and maintaining office supplies

* Assisting the Office Manager in ensuring the office procedures run smoothly, and optimising processes.

* Working with the Office Manager to maintain relationship management processes and internal databases

* Assisting with maintenance of company website

* Coordinating marketing events and liaising with clients

* Supporting the preparation of business meetings and client appointments.

The Person – Administrative Assistant

To be considered as an Administrative Assistant, you will need:

* Experience in an administrative support role

* Experience in managing correspondence

* Ability to demonstrate excellent organisational skills

* Discretion and ability to work with confidential and sensitive matters

* Able to multi-task, prioritise and keep track of different tasks

* Computer literacy - competent in software packages (Outlook, Word, Excel)

* A good standard of written English, to write letters and critically review letters and reports

* Good level of numeracy skills

* Personable, with the ability to communicate effectively and mix with people at all levels

* Flexible approach to work, able to work as part of a team, and autonomously with minimal supervision

* An interest in finance would be desirable.

Please note that this Partner Practice will conduct a standard Financial and Identity check on any candidates who are offered a role within this Practice.

Please ensure that as you apply you are taken to the application site for Burgh Recruitment who are supporting the recruitment of this role for this SJP Practice